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The Department is guided by the pursuit of excellence in research and education, by a creative and collaborative approach, and by an awareness of the global context in which the Department exists. Read more >> Biology Doctoral Student Grows Impact through Research Biology Doctoral Student Grows Impact through Research December 10, 2019 As UNC Charlotte biology doctoral student Farida Yasmin advances her research into the wild soybean and its potential to address worldwide food scarcity, she continues to grow her impact and her knowledge. Read More Hands-on Cancer Research July 26, 2019 Priyanka Grover’s pancreatic cancer research at UNC Charlotte is paving her way from North Carolina to Cambridge, Massachusetts. This month, just weeks after receiving her Ph.D. in biology, she heads to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in hopes of helping to create a more efficient drug discovery process to benefit cancer patients. Named a 2019 Leader of Tomorrow in biotechnology, Grover... Read More UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH LEADS ALUM TO YALE AND DUKE MEDICAL July 16, 2019 Shan Yan had a spot open in his lab for an undergraduate student, but the associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences made it clear to Jude Raj '16 that he was... Read More UNC Charlotte, Gaston College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Grow Collaboration, With NIH Support January 23, 2019 UNC Charlotte, Gaston College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Grow Collaboration, With NIH Support Read More Doctoral Student Studies Soybean To Address Poverty, Hunger Issues Doctoral Student Studies Soybean To Address Poverty, Hunger Issues October 29, 2018 Keeping her native land of Bangladesh close to her heart, Farida Yasmin has come to UNC Charlotte to research the woes of the soybean, which, as a critical global resource, provides more than half of the world’s vegetable oils and proteins. Yasmin is seeking ways to improve the plant’s resistance to the most devastating pest affecting the soybean worldwide – the soybean cyst nematode,... Read More NSF Graduate Research Fellows Enhance Reitzel Lab October 29, 2018 Adam Reitzel’s marine sciences lab includes three National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows (and other NSF grantees). Recipients of these fellowships are high-potential, early-career scientists and engineers, who receive funding to support graduate research training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. In addition to covering students’ research and... Read More Extending Science’s Reach Through Collaboration August 30, 2018 Adam Reitzel is a marine biologist and self-described "nerd for invertebrates." His research focuses on understanding how marine organisms respond to their changing environment. This holds the potential to unlock clues about how species may be affected by ongoing climate change. His work is published in more than 70 papers and book chapters, impressive given his career as a professor began... Read More Biological Sciences Doctoral Student Earns International Scholarship August 30, 2018 Mukulika Bose, a doctoral student in biological sciences , has received a 2018 P.E.O. International Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood,... Read More UNC Charlotte, Gaston College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Collaborate to Increase Life Sciences Graduates with NSF Support April 19, 2018 Academically talented, economically disadvantaged students who want to study biological sciences can find life-changing opportunities through a new regional partnership among UNC Charlotte, ... Read More Cancer Researcher Pinku Mukherjee Receives First Citizens Bank Scholars Award April 12, 2018 Irwin Belk Endowed Professor for Cancer Research Pinku Mukherjee is the 2018 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award in recognition of excellence in research. She was honored formally at an awards ceremony Wednesday, April 11, at the Harris Alumni Center at Johnson Glen. Since 1987, the University annually, with the support... 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